Description

“Ellenicum” – Aglianico del Vesuvio Rosso D.O.P.

ELLENICUM is one of the oldest wines in Italy, probably originating from Greece and introduced into our country around the 7th-6th century BC. Even today Aglianico is one of the emblems of the national wine scene. The very first description of this variety comes from Pliny the Elder, who met it right at the foot of Vesuvius and catalogued this species as “vitis hellenica”, then identifying it in Aglian wine.

Ellenicum is characterized by a dark ruby ​​red color, of beautiful texture and Mediterranean, produced in the Vesuvius area. Vinified in steel tanks at a controlled temperature and refined in barrels, it presents an attractive and intense olfactory bouquet of spices and red fruits. On the palate it is dry and consistent, with good tannin content and persistence, it opens to a taste of great balance and depth. Structured, important, full and tasty, it ends with a finish in dark tones of great persistence. Perfect with red meat, aged cheese, mushroom risotto and Neapolitan sauce.

Data

Content: 0.75 l

Grape variety: Aglianico 100%

Origin: Vesuvius National Park, Campania

Alcohol content: %

Serving temperature: 16-18 °C

Altitude: 550 m above sea level

Geographical coordinates: 40°48’13.1″N  14°28’01.7″E
Biodynamic cultivation and rearing: Yes
Climate: sunny, from sunrise to sunset
Soil type: volcanic soil, sandy
Cultivation system: spur cordon
Yield per hectare: 6000 kg
Grape harvest: manual in early October
Wine production: steel, aging in bottles
Vintage: 2018

Tree wine cultivation

Our wines come exclusively from old vineyards supported by chestnut posts. The growth system typical of the Vesuvius area ensures greater balance of the plant. Thanks to the advanced age of some vines and the viticulture system used, the grapes have withstood the weather conditions without suffering, making each vintage different from the previous one.

Handmade processes
Thanks to our equipment, the wines are completely handmade in all their vegetative phases. From interfilament ploughing to pruning, from dusting of the branches to the harvest.

Aging
We use small and medium-sized steel vats and avoid aging in wooden barrels. These immediately give the wine the woody taste that tends to obscure the sensory peculiarities of the product. The taste of our wine is determined exclusively by the typical biodiversity of Vesuvius in which the vines are embedded. After 12-14 months, during which the wine is stabilized and clarified naturally, the manual bottling takes place and then the aging phase.

No use of chemical fertilizers
We use only traditional methods with treatments based on marginal mash. We do not use systematic products that act on the lymphatic system of the vines.

We fertilize exclusively with organic fertilizers from organic farming and fertilize on a nitrogen basis with the practice of green manure.

No to the addition of synthetic yeasts
To obtain an excellent product, even in this case we simply use the natural yeasts already present in nature on the skin of the grapes.

The yeasts selected in the laboratory that large companies use in winemaking tend to advance fermentation by halving the sensory qualities and their complexity.

Organoleptic characteristics

Ellenicum is characterized by a dark ruby ​​red, of beautiful texture and Mediterranean, produced in the Vesuvius area.

It presents an attractive and intense olfactory bouquet of spices and red fruits. On the palate it is dry and consistent, with good tannins and persistence, it opens up to a taste of great balance and depth. Structured, important, full and tasty, it ends with a finish in dark tones of great persistence.

Gastronomic combinations

This noble wine goes perfectly with red meat, aged cheese, mushroom risotto and Neapolitan sauce.

Recognitions

Concours International 2017. GILBERT & GAILLARD, France, 90+ points

James Suckling, 90 points

Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia

Camera dei Deputati (Chamber of Deputies of Italy) Best Winery 2017